First Up Podcast
The best of each day's First Up, with Nathan Rarere. If listening at 5am is too early, then check out our favourite stories of the morning at a time that suits you.
Episodes
May 23, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: A July election for the UK; we talk to a mortgage broker about the end of the First Home Grant; Labour deputy leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us to talk about housing and the situation in New Caledonia and we hear from the first member of Aotearoa's Sikh community to climb Mount Everest. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 22, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: Australia has sent two flights to collect stranded passengers in New Caledonia; the Defence has rested in President Trump's hush-money trial; Leonard Powell heads to the SPCA to meet two bunnies in need of names and David Liti has just been named as New Zealand's sole weightlifter for the Paris Olympics! Nathan asks him about his prep routine. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 21, 2024 • 49 mins
On today's First Up pod: Ellie Jay joins us from London where they're having hornet issues; Kate is back on deck from Argentina - with news of flooding in Brazil and chilly weather in Chile; finance minister Nicola Willis talks about the situation for Kiwis in New Caledonia and Mahvash Ikram catches up with a refugee from Gaza who now faces the challenge of finding a home in Auckland. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 20, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: Mitch McCann reports to us from the USA where world golf number 1 Scottie Scheffler was in a bit of strife - but not enough to miss his tee time; when you think of the Department of Conservation you might think hiking and camping but today we talk to a DOC archeologist and how much do those Paywave charges cost you? Reporter Leonard Powell takes a swipe. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 17, 2024 • 47 mins
On today's First Up pod: Pacific correspondent Kalafi Moala has the latest from the riots in New Caledonia; Trump and Biden agree on televised debates - Bevan Hurley updates us from the USA; Gabon's former leader Ali Bongo is on a hunger strike; we find out about the latest Covid variants this winter and Badjelly the Witch is in town! and it's no mean feat - getting Spike Milligan's much loved story to the stage. First Up - Vo...
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May 16, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: we have latest news from the UK, the Middle-East and Europe; rower Brooke Francis joins us to talk World Cups and Olympic dreams; Labour deputy Carmel Sepuloni discusses charter schools, migration and more and Wellington Stadium will be bursting at the seams for Saturday's A-League semi-final - Phoenix defender Sam Sutton wants the crowd to be as loud as possible. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 15, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: we visit New York where Michael Cohen's been singing like a bird; a massive billboard has collapsed in Mumbai; we hear from a hopeful kiwi traveller whose holiday plans have been foiled by the failure of Air Vanuatu and an absolute gem of a tale about a well meaning mum in the US who accidentally invited 500 people to her daughter's first birthday. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 14, 2024 • 49 mins
On today's First Up pod: a resident of Auckland's CBD is welcoming charges for on-street parking after business hours; finance minister Nicola Willis talks to us about plans for social investment and pro golfer Michael Hendry tells us about his recent win in Japan, just a year on from a Leukemia scare. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 13, 2024 • 49 mins
On today's First Up pod: our Europe correspondent is in Sweden, the home of Eurovision, where they have a new winner; James Parr AKA Space James is here to explain electromagnetic storms and stunning auroras and our reporter Leonard Powell finds out about the world of preserving to fight food waste and over-pricing. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 10, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: former Fiji Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama has been sentenced to a year in prison; Stormy Daniels is back on the stand in New York; structured literacy will be in all New Zealand schools next year. But what is it? And for something really special - we're joined by the best kids band in the world - the Wiggles! First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 9, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: a politician has jumped ship in the UK's House of Commons; Sweden has Eurovision fever; James Parr from Trillium Technologies AKA Space James has what we need to know about rocket launches and the future of the International Space Station; we talk to a catering veteran about his concerns with changes to the lunches in schools programme and deputy leader of Labour and rumoured Celebrity Treasure Island ...
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May 8, 2024 • 47 mins
On today's First Up pod: It's Stormy in New York - we have the latest from Donald Trump's hush money trial; Olympic bound surfer Billy Stairmand joins the programme, and we learn that the venue is the famous Paris surfing suburb of Tahiti and about half of New Zealand adults do not have a will. What's putting people off? Mahvash Ikram finds out. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 6, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: among all of our regular features this morning - we look back at 5 years of First Up, so we're going to take a trip down memory lane today - and listen back to some highlights since we hit the radio waves in 2019. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 3, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: LA is the centre of the swathe of protests sweeping through American universities; the Minister of Fruit and Vege is back with his Fruit of the Week; Katie Kenny looks at Samoa's declaration of a dengue outbreak - and asks if it could it happen here and as a nationwide competition for creative kids has kicked off, Dr Joel Rindelaub says the future is in good hands. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 2, 2024 • 50 mins
On today's First Up pod: we head to the UK where Londoners vote in their mayoral election; they've been May Day protests across Europe; Hamilton's council works on its long-term plan; deputy Labour leader Carmel Sepuloni joins us with her take on the week in politics and Jimmy Ellingham reports on a Palmerston North cycleway and a heated council meeting. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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May 1, 2024 • 47 mins
On today's First Up pod: the latest New Zealand Property numbers have just come out, we'll dig into those with Sarah Wood from real estate.co.nz; TradeMe features an untouched mid-century time capsule and after another dog attack in Auckland, we hear from an expert in the industry about the risks with dog walking, and what regulation should be introduced. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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April 30, 2024 • 47 mins
On today's First Up pod: a new dinosaur has been discovered in Patagonia; Scotland's First Minister has quit; the boss of the Breast Cancer Foundation joins us to talk about the funding boost for Pharmac and the boys are back in town - Leonard Powell catches up with the Black Caps fresh home from Pakistan ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup - and asks Ish Sodhi if cricket bats are too big these days. First Up - Voice of the Na...
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April 29, 2024 • 49 mins
On today's First Up pod: we have the latest news from the US, where Iowa and Nebraska have been hit by a swarm of tornados; term two starts today, along with it the high school cell phone ban, we hear from a principal who's already had limits on phones this year and it's nearly the end of an era with copper phone lines, we find out who's still using them. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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April 26, 2024 • 46 mins
On today's First Up pod: Bevan Hurley joins us from New York as battles are fought in US Courts with Harvey Weinstein set to face retrail and Donald Trump returning before the Supreme Court; ANZAC commemorations aren't limited to New Zealand and Australia, Kalafi Moala reports on how the day is marked in Tonga; Rain is causing chaos across Africa, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Ghana and The Phoenix are poised to top the table...
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April 24, 2024 • 48 mins
On today's First Up pod: we cross the ditch to our mate Pam Corkery in Australia; Former president Donald Trump's trial continues; a Malaya veteran talks about keeping photos safe in hot sticky environment during the Emergency and we clear up the validity of a decades old tales about a superstar signing in a West Auckland Mall. First Up - Voice of the Nathan!
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